Combined tie plate and rail joint



Aug. 18, 1925.

F. HACHMANN ET AL COMBINED TIE PLATE AND RAIL JOINT 2 Sheets-Sheet lOriginal Filed Dec. 12

Aug. 18, 1925. 1,549,829

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COMBINED TIE PLEJEE AND RAIL JOENT.

Application filed December 12, 1921, Serial No. 521,629. RenewedFebruary 16, 1925.

To all whom it may concern lie it known that we, Fnnnnnror; Elliott-MANN and HENRY C. SicrcaniNN. citizens oi the United States, andresidents of the city oi St. Louis and State of ll lissouri, and townotMarthasville, county of llhirren, and Stateof li Iissonri, res ectively,have invented certain new and useful Tmproven'ients in Combined TiePlates and. Rail Joints, 01": which the following a specification,containing a full, clear, and exact description, reference being bad tothe accompanying drawings, torn'ling a part hereof.

Our invention relates to improvements in eiiunbined tie plates and railjoints, and has for its primary object a rail joint, by means ct whichthe rails can be secured together without the use of bolts and nuts.

A. further object is to construct a rail cint in which the fish platesare held against the rails by means of wedges. and in which the joint isalso provided with a tie plate which will prevent the meeting ends ofthe rails from working up and down.

A still further object is to construct a rail joint in which no othertools than a hammer are necessary to secure the meeting ends of therails in position.

In the drawings,

Fig. l is an end elevation of our improved device with the rail inposition.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 an end elevation of one of the wedge membersmade use of.

Fig. 4 a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 5 a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the tie plate.

Fig. 7 a longitudinal section on the line 7 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 a cross section on the line 88 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 9 a side elevation of one of the fish plates.

Fig. 10 an end View of a modified form of fish plate, and Fig. 11 is anend elevation of the fish plate of Fig. 9.

In carrying out our invention we employ a tie plate 11. This tie plateis provided along its edges with notches 12 to receive spikes by whichthe plate is secured to ties 13. The tie plate is also provided alongits center longitudinal line with countersunk spike openings 14 throughwhich spikes may be driven desired, to secure. the plate to the t e inarea- 11 h Spikes e alone the edges. Formed integral with the plate 1 p:r 18, while the wedge base 15 is lowest at end 19, and highest at theend 20.

oward the center or the plate .litegral with the ends 17, 18, areprojections 21. These prospaced apart, so that the base railway rail canpass between The railway rail is provided with the web 23 and ball 24.Located on each 1. the web are fish plates These .ses lit between thewedge bases 15 id are prevented from moving lonwill be noted tron'i 9that the fish plates have their base flange 26 thicker at e endindicated by the numeral 27. than he end indicated by the numeral 28. Aportion of t e base flange of the fish plate is cut away or recessed sothat it will engage with the edge of the base flange of the rail. (SeeFigs. 10 and 11.) The portion 29 of the f sh plate the web of the rail,while the portion 30 acts as a support for the ball of the rail. Formedintegral with the wedge bases 15 and 16 are inwardly eX- tending ribs31. These ribs also are inclined horizontally. (see Fig. 7) the end 32being lower than the end 33. Theseribs project inwardly at an acuteangle and are designed receive the wedges 34, these wedges being thinnerand narrower at the end 35, than at the end 36. The wedges are providedwith a vertical face 37 which has formed along its lower edge a bead orrib 88, the opposite i ace or edge of the wedge being tapered, asindicated by the numeral 39, this taper coinciding with the inclinationof the ribs 31. The ribs 31 are braced by means of laterally extendingribs 40, which are formed integral with the ribs, wedge bases and tieplate, and prevent the spreading of the ribs when great force is exertedon them The rib 88 termed 0n the wedge members 34 is adapted to fitwithin the recess 41 formed along the base flange 26 of the fish plates.The purpose of this rib is to preclude any possibility of the wedgetipping after it has been driven home. The installation of our device isas follows;

' The tie plate is first placed on the ties and by means 01 theprojections 21.

the rails placed in position with the base flanges between theprojections 21. The fish plates are then placed on either side of therail, and between the projections 21. The wedge members 34 are thenplaced in position and forced in position. After they have been pushedas far as possible, a sledge is employed to drive them in still further.This forces the fish plates tightly against the rail and holds itsecurely. Due to the downward inclination of the wedges, they are firmlyheld against accidental jarring loose, due to the travel over the roads.Vhile in the event of rail creeping, the loosening of the wedges isprevented by reason of the fact that the Iish plates are held againstlongitudinal movementby the projections 21 and consequently nolongitudinal movement is imparted to the wed 'es.

It will be noted in this connection that only a portion of the wedgesrests on the wedge bases 15 and 16, the remainder of the wedges restingon the inclined portion of the base flange of the fish plate, so thatthe wedges not only force the fish plates against the web of the rail,but also bind them tightly against the base flange.

By the use of our device the meeting ends of th rails are securely heldagainst upward and downward movement, the upprising in combination witha rail, a tie plate, inclined wedge bases formed integral with saidplate, inwardly and upwardly proj ecting ribs formed integral with thewedge bases, projections formed integral Nth the tie plate and wedgebases, fish plates for securing the rails in position, said fish platesadapted to be held against longitudinal movement by said projections,and wedges tapering in opposite directions located on each side of therail, and adapted to i'oree the fish plates against the web of the rail.In testimony whereof, we have signed our names to this specification.

FREDERICK HACHISEANN. HENRY C. SICKMANN.

